The ILM Fan-made BEST OF/ANTHOLOGY Compilation project -- POST Tracklists, Cover Art, Liner notes, editorials, spotify links and/or otherwise LEGALLY obtained streaming album lists HERE!

I'm going to put mine up on the web somewhere too. No Illmatic today, and the 2nd Nas disc and Pearl Jam at some point TBD. Web mail me with your email address if you'd like the links.

Kleenex Girl Wonder/Graham Smith: Let the records stay six deep on the shelf

[Disc 1]
01. Response and Responsibility (from the Ain't Going Anywhere Soon EP)
02. The Art of Heroin (from the Gay Gigolo EP)
03. I'm Pregnant (from After Mathematics)
04. Right into the Arms of the Queen (from the Amos House Collection, Vol. 2 comp)
05. The Nearest Future(from Ponyoak)
06. Withholding Hands (from Smith)
07. The Bostonians (from Graham Smith is the Coolest Person Alive)
08. Tendency Right Foot Forward (from Ponyoak)
09. Put It on the Desk (from Graham Smith is the Coolest Person Alive)
10. Graham Smith is the Strongest Man Alive (from Ponyoak)
11. Julie & Barbara (from Graham Smith is the Coolest Person Alive)
12. Autumn Sonata (from Smith)
13. Five Minutes (from Graham Smith is the Coolest Person Alive)
14. Ark of Godiva (from Ponyoak)
15. Data for the Turtle in the Maze (from Graham Smith is the Coolest Person Alive)
16. The Sound of Paul (from Ponyoak)
17. My, You Look Ravishing Tonight! (from the Why I Write Such Good Songs EP)
19. What Is Your Posture? (from Graham Smith is the Coolest Person Alive)
20. Power Bird (from Ponyoak)

[Disc 2]
01. 2 Guitars (from Final Battle)
02. Has Anybody Ever Told You That You Look Like Dennis Spaag? (from November Brain)
03. Telempathy Training Seminar Saturday (from Mrs. Equitone)
04. Thessaloniki (from Accept the Mystery)
05. Man at His Saddest (from Mrs. Equitone)
06. No Nippon Ichi (Darkberk Vatiation) (from CMYK3: Yellow)
07. HEARTLE$$ (from Mrs. Equitone)
08. My Little Red Eyes (from November Brain)
09. Long Time No Sleep (from Yes Boss)
10. Cathedral Ceilingz (Album Version) (from Yes Boss)
11. The Passion (from Accept the Mystery)
12. Nights in White Staten (from November Brain)
13. HDTV (from Final Battle)
14. Stuyvesant Town (from November Brain)
15. Beast OS (from Yes Boss)
16. Girl, Don't Have an Embolism (from Yes Boss)
17. Take the Day Off of Work Day (from November Brain)
18. The South Street Seaport, the Song (from November Brain)
19. Carried Away (from Yes Boss)
20. Master I (from Final Battle)

Disc 1 is all stuff from before he dropped the KGW moniker, which he's since brought back for certain releases. But Final Battle was the first album released under his real name, so Disc 2 starts there. Most songs can be listened to/obtained at http://kgw.me. Though if anyone wants a link to this or the Momus comp, WebMail me and I can whip something up.

Knowledge and Overstanding: The Best of Roots Manuva from Nineteen-Longtime

http://fluztypingzoo.files.wordpress.com/2010/07/rootsmanuva4.jpg

http://open.spotify.com/user/ejthribb/playlist/34LkqLSjPzOglkZ0W09s9X

1. Movements
2. Witness (1 Hope)
3. Let the Spirit
4. Double Drat
5. Grown Man
6. Colossal Insight
7. Soul Decay
8. A Haunting
9. A Man's Talk
10. True Skool (with Coldcut)
11. Chin High
12. Toothbrush
13. Clockwork
14. Thinking
15. Fever
16. Stone the Crows
17. All Things to All Men (with Cinematic Orchestra)
18. Dreamy Days

I can report that the Pearl Jam one hit the spot while I was cooking a rather tasty spaghetti amatriciana this evening. Thanks very much.

Ok, second of mine, decided to go only with stuff that wasn't on Björk's already-available Greatest Hits album:

Stop Acting Like Morrissey: A 'Björk's Greatest Hits' Companion

1. Sun In My Mouth (2:40) (Vespertine LP)
2. Oceania (3:25) (Medúlla LP)
3. Scatterheart (6:40) (Selmasongs LP)
4. Immature (3:06) (Homogenic LP)
5. The Anchor Song (3:32) (Debut LP)
6. Come To Me (4:56) (Debut LP)
7. My Snare (3:36) (Bachelorette single)
8. Hope (4:03) (Volta LP)
9. Storm (5:32) (Music From Matthew Barney's Drawing Restraint 9 LP)
10. Frosti (1:42) (Vespertine LP)
11. Aurora (4:39) (Vespertine LP)
12. Who Is It (3:57) (Medúlla LP)
13. Generous Palmstroke (4:25) (Hidden Place single)
14. All Neon Like (5:53) (Homogenic LP)
15. Sweet Intuition (4.44) (Army Of Me single)
16. Pneumonia (5:14) (Volta LP)
17. Desired Constellation (4:56) (Medúlla)
18. The Modern Things (4:10) (Post)

The Pearl Jam really is excellent, thanks. The more I hear them the more I think they are/were one of the great bands. Great drumming too, were they known for that?

i don't know the answer to that, but i always thought their early rhythm section [Jeff Ament (b), and Jack Irons (dr)] was the best thing PJ had going, if not one of the best in the biz

Question for Viceroy: If we post a 2 disc comp, can we just post one long list or do we have to break it up into 2 80-minute lists? The reason I ask is that I can't easily fit the songs on 2 CDs in the order I have them (ie, chronological). Do I have to rearrange them or it is ok to just post the whole thing as one list? I probably should have asked in the original thread but I notice everyone's posting CD1 and CD2 separately.

[fan gulp]

here goes

Simon (I think) got to Super Furry Animals before me (looking forward to seeing his selection), but this guy was my first musical itch and doesn't get much of a mention on radio or ILM, so I'm going to stand up for Elvis. These two disc length compilations are pretty much where I am with him these days, I hope that if anyone else listens to them they find something they know and love as well as something that surprises them.

[If anything just listen to the vocals at 1.40 after the second guitar solo in 'Hound dog' (the studio version - on vol. II): is he out of breath or has he gyrated slightly too far from the microphone when he sings "they said you was high class, well that was just a lie"? I still think it's a breath thing 30 years after first hearing it, but it's still to this day the closest corroboration in my head to seeing something in 3D.

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Elvis Presley I: "Anyway you want me"
1. Pieces of my life [1975]
2. I'll never let you go (little darlin') [1954]
3. Men with broken hearts [live 1970]
4. Walk a mile in my shoes [live 1970]
5. Whole lotta shakin' goin' on [1970]
6. Baby let's play house [1955]
7. So close, yet so far (from paradise) [1965]
8. Anyway you want me (that's how I'll be) [1956]
9. Fame and fortune [1960]
10. A big hunk o' love [live 1972]
11. Hound dog [live 1969]
12. Loving arms [1973]
13. Is it so strange [1957]
14. (Marie's the name of) His latest flame [1961]
15. Are you lonesome tonight? [1960]
16. The fool [1970]
17. Fool [1972]
18. Hurt [1976]
19. (Now and then there's) A fool such as I [1958]
20. That's all right [1954]
21. Stranger in my own home town [1969]
22. There's always me [1961]
23. It's midnight [1973]
24. Trying to get to you [1955]
25. Your love's been a long time coming [1973]
26. Love coming down [1976]
27. Merry Christmas baby [1971]
28. Peace in the valley [1957]

Elvis Presley II - "That's how I'll be"
1. Little sister [1960]
2. My baby left me [1956]
3. Hard headed woman [1958]
4. Hound dog [1956]
5. Good rockin' tonight [1954]
6. Lawdy Miss Clawdy [1956]
7. I need your love tonight [1958]
8. All shook up [1957]
9. She's not you [1962]
10. Anything that's part of you [1961]
11. Good time Charlie's got the blues [1973]
12. Just tell her Jim said hello [1962]
13. Tomorrow is a long time [1966]
14. When my blue moon turns to gold again [1956]
15. Milkcow blues boogie [1954]
16. Blue moon [1954]
17. I was the one [1956]
18. If you talk in your sleep [1973]
19. There's a honky tonk angel (who will take me back in) [1973]
20. Reconsider baby [1960]
21. Mystery train [1955]
22. Separate ways [1972]
23. Bridge over troubled water [live 1970]
24. His hand in mine [1960]
25. Unchained melody [live 1977]
26. For the good times [1971]
27. True love travels on a gravel road [1969]
28. Can't help falling in love [live 1973]

Spotify links
I: http://open.spotify.com/user/kwimper/playlist/425zoJTN0Cs6cv9aMOkHrB
II: http://open.spotify.com/user/kwimper/playlist/0g32rk60x8xf0oc3v0IpAh

I've never heard a Modest Mouse track before, but I like "Birds VS Worms" and look forward to listening my way through more of nicky lofi's compilation.

Elvis is a brilliant idea. Someone was talking about Jacques Brel and Scott Walker on the nominations thread - elvis is kind of that: long career, fragmented catalogue, no idea where to start. This whole exercise is made for that sort of artist imo.

hold fire with the spotify links on the elvis stuff please, spotify has corrupted one of the running orders grrr

NERDY REPOST

http://assets.nydailynews.com/img/2010/01/08/alg_elvis4.jpg

[fan gulp]

here goes

Simon (I think) got to Super Furry Animals before me (looking forward to seeing his selection), but this guy was my first musical itch and doesn't get much of a mention on radio or ILM, so I'm going to stand up for Elvis. These two disc length compilations are pretty much where I am with him these days, I hope that if anyone else listens to them they find something they know and love as well as something that surprises them.

[If anything just listen to the vocals at 1.40 after the second guitar solo in 'Hound dog' (the studio version - on vol. II): is he out of breath or has he gyrated slightly too far from the microphone when he sings "they said you was high class, well that was just a lie"? I still think it's a breath thing 30 years after first hearing it, but it's still to this day the closest corroboration in my head to seeing something in 3D.

[/fan gulp]

Elvis Presley I: "Anyway you want me"
1. Pieces of my life [1975]
2. I'll never let you go (little darlin') [1954]
3. Men with broken hearts [live 1970]
4. Walk a mile in my shoes [live 1970]
5. Whole lotta shakin' goin' on [1970]
6. Baby let's play house [1955]
7. So close, yet so far (from paradise) [1965]
8. Anyway you want me (that's how I'll be) [1956]
9. Fame and fortune [1960]
10. A big hunk o' love [live 1972]
11. Hound dog [live 1969]
12. Loving arms [1973]
13. Is it so strange [1957]
14. (Marie's the name of) His latest flame [1961]
15. Are you lonesome tonight? [1960]
16. The fool [1970]
17. Fool [1972]
18. Hurt [1976]
19. (Now and then there's) A fool such as I [1958]
20. That's all right [1954]
21. Stranger in my own home town [1969]
22. There's always me [1961]
23. It's midnight [1973]
24. Trying to get to you [1955]
25. Your love's been a long time coming [1973]
26. Love coming down [1976]
27. Merry Christmas baby [1971]
28. Peace in the valley [1957]

Elvis Presley II - "That's how I'll be"
1. Little sister [1960]
2. My baby left me [1956]
3. Hard headed woman [1958]
4. Hound dog [1956]
5. Good rockin' tonight [1954]
6. Lawdy Miss Clawdy [1956]
7. I need your love tonight [1958]
8. All shook up [1957]
9. She's not you [1962]
10. Anything that's part of you [1961]
11. Good time Charlie's got the blues [1973]
12. Just tell her Jim said hello [1962]
13. Tomorrow is a long time [1966]
14. When my blue moon turns to gold again [1956]
15. Milkcow blues boogie [1954]
16. Blue moon [1954]
17. I was the one [1956]
18. If you talk in your sleep [1973]
19. There's a honky tonk angel (who will take me back in) [1973]
20. Reconsider baby [1960]
21. Mystery train [1955]
22. Separate ways [1972]
23. Bridge over troubled water [live 1970]
24. His hand in mine [1960]
25. Unchained melody [live 1977]
26. For the good times [1971]
27. True love travels on a gravel road [1969]
28. Can't help falling in love [live 1973]

these spotify links should now be in the correct running order (it's important)......

vol. 1 http://open.spotify.com/user/kwimper/playlist/425zoJTN0Cs6cv9aMOkHrB
vol. 2 http://open.spotify.com/user/kwimper/playlist/0g32rk60x8xf0oc3v0IpAh

all cool, uh huh huh

yes, spotify hasn't come to the Third World yet, so I'm just posting the cover art of my Afrobeat compilation

http://yfrog.com/04afrobeatj

http://yfrog.com/4oafrobeatcontraj

Someone do Sinatra

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/3575/afrobeat.jpg

http://img168.imageshack.us/img168/8034/afrobeatcontra.jpg

Someone do Sinatra

― Ismael Klata, Thursday, September 9, 2010 9:15 PM (2 minutes ago) Bookmark Suggest Ban Permalink

i don't know/like enough to try that, but i'd do glenn miller.... :-)

or buddy holly?

whatever and shin - those look terrific!

really enjoying this elvis for better or worse

ahoyhoy, there is never a time when one should ever regret or apologise for listening to elvis.

chucky d may take my card tho

he has rescinded his views.

somewhat

i wonder if chuck d is lonesome tonight

ps England. SPOTIFY DOESN'T WORK IN AMERICA. THANKS

no one chose Sin Ropas but I uploaded close to 80 minutes of tracks for my friend because of a forthcoming concert. Divshare

pretty sure the viceroy covered this in his invitation thread. cheers.

That Roxy Music compilation is spot on, nice work iago g.
― Kitchen Person, Thursday, September 9, 2010

Thanks! I gave it alot of thought and it's nice to hear that.

Eep! I did my third one and am not sure I have the time and mental energy left to do my official (first and second) ones. Will try.

808 State Featuring...

... Mike Doughty
1. Bond (from Don Solaris, 1996)

... James Dean Bradfield
2. Lopez (from Don Solaris, 1996)

... Louise Rhodes
3. Azura (from Don Solaris, 1996)

... Ragga
4. Mooz (from Don Solaris, 1996)

... Ian McCullough
5. Moses (from Gorgeous, 1992)

... Rachel MacFarlane and Barrington Stuart
6. 10 X 10 (from Gorgeous, 1992)

... UB40
7. One in Ten (from Gorgeous, 1992)

... Caroline Seaman
8. Europa (from Gorgeous, 1992)

... Bernard Sumner
9. Spanish Heart (from EX:EL, 1991)

... Bjork Gudmundsdottir
10. Qmart (from EX:EL, 1991)

... Bjork Gudmundsdottir
11. Ooops (from EX:EL, 1991)

... MC Tunes
12. The Only Rhyme that Bites (1989)

... MC Tunes
13. Tunes Splits The Atom (1989)

... Vanessa Daou
14. Magical Dream (from 90, 1989)

All of our songs with vocals involved singers adapting to our soundscapes rather than more traditional verse/chorus type structures.
— Graham Massey

Bonus Tracks

15. 808 State and Robert Owens, Gimme Shelter (1993)

16. Tom Jones (prod. 808 State), I Can’t Turn Around (Love Can’t)
(from The Lead and How to Swing It, JP bonus track, 1996)

All That I Can Say: The Best of Mary J. Blige

1. Real Love (1992)
2. I Love You (1994)
3. Hood Love (2009)
4. When We (2003)
5. Not Gon' Cry (1997)
6. No One Will Do (2005)
7. Work That (2007)
8. PMS (2001)
9. Sweet Thing (1992)
10. I'm Goin' Down (1994)
11. Tonight (2009)
12. Roses (2007)
13. Be Without You (2005)
14. All That I Can Say (1999)
15. Reminisce (1992)
16. Share My World (1997)
17. Be Happy (1994)

Paul In SC the only thing i would add to that 808 comp is '606' ft. Simon Lord tho that's much later than anything else there

will post St Et. one at the weekend - started over-thinking the artwork...

xp

Actually, that's more of a memoir title. How 'bout:

You Figure It Out: The Best of Mary J. Blige

blueski -- Good catch! I stopped following them after the late 90s. I meant to browse Output Transmission in particular -- but didn't follow through.

I'll toss in Lemonsoul (with Elbow's Guy Garvey) too. To be honest, I don't know timings for those bonus tracks; might need to drop one or both to fit on a single CD.

808 State Featuring...

... Simian
1. 606 (from Output Transmission, 2002)

... Guy Garvey
2. Lemonsoul (from Output Transmission, 2002)

... Mike Doughty
3. Bond (from Don Solaris, 1996)

... James Dean Bradfield
4. Lopez (from Don Solaris, 1996)

... Louise Rhodes
5. Azura (from Don Solaris, 1996)

... Ragga
6. Mooz (from Don Solaris, 1996)

... Ian McCullough
7. Moses (from Gorgeous, 1992)

... Rachel MacFarlane and Barrington Stuart
8. 10 X 10 (from Gorgeous, 1992)

... UB40
9. One in Ten (from Gorgeous, 1992)

... Caroline Seaman
10. Europa (from Gorgeous, 1992)

... Bernard Sumner
11. Spanish Heart (from EX:EL, 1991)

... Bjork Gudmundsdottir
12. Qmart (from EX:EL, 1991)

... Bjork Gudmundsdottir
13. Ooops (from EX:EL, 1991)

... MC Tunes
14. The Only Rhyme that Bites (1989)

... MC Tunes
15. Tunes Splits The Atom (1989)

... Vanessa Daou
16. Magical Dream (from 90, 1989)

All of our songs with vocals involved singers adapting to our soundscapes rather than more traditional verse/chorus type structures.
— Graham Massey

Bonus Tracks

17. 808 State and Robert Owens, Gimme Shelter (1993)

18. Tom Jones (prod. 808 State), I Can’t Turn Around (Love Can’t)
(from The Lead and How to Swing It, JP bonus track, 1996)

http://phildellio.tripod.com/cover.jpg

I’m Gonna Lose My Way and You’ll Lose Yours: The Jefferson Airplane 1965-1974

1. “Free Advice,” Great Society (7-inch, 1966)
2. “Runnin’ ‘Round This World,” Jefferson Airplane (7-inch, 1966)
3. “Blues from an Airplane,” Jefferson Airplane (Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, 1966)
4. “Come Up the Years,” Jefferson Airplane (Jefferson Airplane Takes Off, 1966)
5. “J.P.P. McStep B. Blues,” Jefferson Airplane (Early Flight, 1966)
6. “Today,” Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967)
7. “Embryonic Journey,” Jefferson Airplane (Surrealistic Pillow, 1967)
8. “The Ballad of You & Me & Pooneil,” Jefferson Airplane (After Bathing at Baxter’s, 1967)
9. “Won’t You Try,” Jefferson Airplane (After Bathing at Baxter’s, 1967)
10. “Saturday Afternoon,” Jefferson Airplane (After Bathing at Baxter’s, 1967)
11. “Martha,” Jefferson Airplane (7-inch, 1967)
12. “The House at Pooneil Corners,” Jefferson Airplane (Crown of Creation, 1968)
13. “The Other Side of This Life,” Jefferson Airplane (Bless Its Pointed Little Head, 1969)
14. “It’s No Secret,” Jefferson Airplane (Bless Its Pointed Little Head, 1969)
15. “We Can Be Together,” Jefferson Airplane (Volunteers, 1969)
16. “Mexico,” Jefferson Airplane (7-inch, 1970)
17. “Thunk,” Jefferson Airplane (Bark, 1971)
18. “When I Was a Boy I Watched the Wolves,” Paul Kanter & Grace Slick (Sunfighter, 1971)
19. “Sea Child,” Hot Tuna (Burgers, 1972)
20. “Alexander the Medium,” Jefferson Airplane (Long John Silver, 1972)
21. “Genesis,” Jorma Kaukonen (Quah, 1974)

This times out at just under 80 minutes. It’s the entirety of the Jefferson Airplane folder I keep on my hard drive, minus “Don’t Slip Away” from Takes Off (a reluctant omission) and “Third Week in the Chelsea” from Bark (a good song left off somewhat less reluctantly).

I’m not trying to be provocative or make some lame point by omitting “White Rabbit” and “Somebody to Love.” They’re both fantastic. The problem is that they’ve been played to death--on radio, in movies, in commercials. Classic-rock radio decided long ago that these are the only two songs that the Jefferson Airplane ever recorded. In forty years of listening to the radio, the only other thing I’ve ever heard by them is “Embryonic Journey,” exactly once. As someone who loves so much of what they did, this is very frustrating.

“Miracles” is great too, but I’d have to leave something off to make room for it, and it would also open the door to a different time. I like keeping the time frame at 1965 to 1974, from LBJ’s highwater mark to Nixon’s resignation. The cover art was a struggle. Great image, ugly text.

(I found some of the nudge-nudge, wink-wink instructions on the previous thread a little confusing. So: nudge-nudge, wink-wink, if you are interested in a physical copy of this, click on my name and follow the money.)

I've loved "We Can Be Together" ever since its use in the documentary The War at Home.

The Best of Outrageous Cherry

Disc 1
1. Georgie Don't You Know (1:50)
2. I've Never Seen Your World (2:10)
3. A Song For Someone Sometimes (2:33)
4. Trouble Girl (2:45)
5. Pale Frail Lovely One (2:32)
6. See Through Everything (4:39)
7. Eternity Changed Her Mind (4:09)
8. This Evening (2:33)
9. Forces of Evil (3:14)
10. Corruptable (2:26)
11. The Ghost And The Superstar (3:03)
12. The Song Belongs To Everyone (3:06)
13. You're A Reflection Of Infinite Chaos (4:16)
14. Don't Worry (2:48)
15. The Past Disappears Around Every Corner (2:55)
16. A Bad Movie (3:06)
17. Only Your Yesterdays (2:52)
18. Unamerican Girls (3:39)
19. Here Where The Stars Are Cracking Up (3:24)
20. 'Til I Run Out (2:13)
21. Stay Happy (2:17)
22. Why Don't We Talk About Something Else (2:19)

Disc 2
1. Solid Sound Gangster (4:22)
2. Girl You Have Magic Inside You (3:24)
3. Jayne (2:04)
4. Trust (2:49)
5. Tracy (2:57)
6. I Recognized Her (2:59)
7. Saturday Afternoon (2:48)
8. It's So Nice To Be Here (4:49)
9. Nope (2:22)
10. Fell (2:52)
11. Unless (3:05)
12. Stay Right Here For A Little While (2:46)
13. It's Been Awhile (3:07)
14. Our Love Will Change The World (3:43)
15. Feels Like Shadows (3:36)
16. If You Want Me (3:51)
17. I Wouldn't Treat My Enemies The Way You Treat Yourself (2:32)
18. New Creature (2:53)
19. The Unimportant Things (4:14)
20. Paranoid World (3:09)
21. Memory (2:19)

Features tracks from pretty much all their releases except their covers album (which is still good, but their versions aren't particularly revolutionary and I think their originals are much better)

Somewhere on the net I found another fan-made comp which mirrors my choices fairly closely which is pretty interesting I thought..

I make no secret that I consider OC to be the greatest band in the world right now. I love every song here.

Frustrated to find Operation: Doomsday not on my shelf--looking forward to putting that comp together in sequence, Nas too. Might have time in December!

Boards Of Canada - Children Have The Right To Music

1. Everything You Do Is A Balloon
2. Telephasic Workshop
3. Roygbiv
4. Aquarius
5. Kid For Today
6. Amo Bishop Roden
7. In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country
8. Ready Lets Go
9. Music Is Math
10. Sunshine Recorder
11. 1969
12. Alpha And Omega
13. Dawn Chorus
14. Peacock Tail
15. Dayvan Cowboy

Sources:
1: Hi Scores (1996)
2-4: Music Has The Right To Children (1998)
5-7: In A Beautiful Place Out In The Country (2000)
8-13: Geogaddi (2002) [Ready Lets Go is one of several very short "atmospheric" pieces that appear alongside the longer, more percussive tracks]
14-15: The Campfire Headphase (2005)

Gone for the epics there I see

gone for the best stuff! Compilations w/bands like Magma are weird, because any of their best work does the job of demonstrating what is great about Magma. Yet, two discs of their best stuff seems both redundant and woefully inadequate. see also: Stereolab, Free Design, Can, Cardiacs

if you order now, the bonus disc is:

1. "La" Dawotsin
2. Mekanik Machine
3. The Last Seven Minutes
4. Spiritual
5. the entirety of Wurdah Itah
6. Soleil d'Ork

Stereolab - please suspend final judgment in this case until some point tomorrow.

ooops, sorry! :)

I might have to make that Beatles Greatest Hits album Ismael Klata. I've never really listened to every Beatles song. I would play my parents old vinyl records a long time ago. I don't remember much besides the regular hits. Also I should give The Byrds a whirl. I'll have to make that EP of yours. I'm not familiar with much of The Byrds to be honest.

My second mix is on hold until I listen to an assload of music over and over. I have around 275 songs to choose from but I'm enjoying being choosy with them

Spirits That Aren't Distilled - a For Against compilation

Disc 1
1. Svengali (2:45)
2. Breathless (3:24)
3. So Long (4:38)
4. Aftertaste (3:43)
5. Medication (5:30)
6. Why Are You So Angry? (4:49)
7. Fate (4:02)
8. Loud And Clear (4:36)
9. Shadow (4:03)
10. Specificity (5:04)
11. Quiet Please (6:09)
12. Fuel (4:48)
13. Don't Do Me Any Favors (4:06)
14. Coalesced (6:59)
15. Underestimate (3:24)

Disc 2
1. Nightmare Life (4:22)
2. Lilacs (4:16)
3. Sabres (3:26)
4. Antidote (5:19)
5. Shelflife (6:25)
6. Sameness (5:03)
7. Shine (4:06)
8. Mirage (3:11)
9. They Said (4:13)
10. Outside A Heart (3:34)
11. Spirit Lake (4:17)
12. Tagalong (4:31)
13. Glamour (6:13)
14. I Wish (3:21)
15. Of A Time (7:35)

I've tried to cover each of their albums equally but 6/7ths of Coalesced is on here for no reason other than it is the greatest dreampop album ever released.

The compilation closer is one of the most devastating tracks i've ever heard and i can't listen to it sober.

If anyone actually wants to hear this or the OC comp hit me up via ilxmail

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Louis Philippe
Fires Rise

1. When Will You Be Back (by the Border Boys) (Tribute EP: 1983)
2. On Our Last Day Together (by the Arcadians) (Mad Mad World: 1985)
3. The Orchard (Appointment with Venus: 1986)
4. What If a Day ("Anthony Bay" b-side: 1987)
5. You Mary You (él single, 1987)
6. Smash Hit Wonder (Ivory Tower: 1987)
7. Endless September (Yuri Gagarin: 1989)
8. Telephone Box (Edward Barton cover)(Edward Not Edward compilation: 1989)
9. The Metempsychosis Song (Rainfall: 1991)
10. I Just Wasn't Made for These Times (Beach Boys cover) (Rainfall: 1991)
11. Vicky Page (Jean Renoir: 1992)
12. Lazy English Sun (Sunshine: 1994)
13. Wichi-Tai-To (Jim Pepper cover)(Delta Kiss: 1994)
14. She Means Everything to Me (Jackie Girl: 1996)
15. You'll Never Catch the Sun (Azure: 1998)
16. Fires Rise and Die (9th & 13th: 2002)
17. I Knew It All Along (The Wonder of It All: 2004)
18. Lights Were Dancing on the Ceiling (An Unknown Spring: 2007)
19. An Unknown Spring (An Unknown Spring: 2007)
20. Lazy Thunderstorms (Blueboy cover)(Country Music: Songs for Keith Girdler compilation: 2008)
21. You're Welcome (Beach Boys cover) (4-08-2008)

It's strictly chronological because I couldn't be bothered to sequence it any other way.

I considered doing a second disc of other artists' tracks that Louis Philippe either wrote or produced, but it's just too daunting a task for me at the moment. Seek out the Siesta Records compilations Algebra Spaghetti and Simultaneous Ice Cream (both of which he produced) if you're into '90s revivalist sunshine pop.

fyi:

• The Border Boys track also appears on the compilation Crépuscule for Café Après-midi 2, and the Arcadians' only album was reissued as Let's Pretend in the '90s. they're the same band by two different names.

• "Telephone Box" also appears on the best-of collection Claret.

• An earlier version of "Fires Rise and Die" appears on the album Appointment With Venus, but it's not as good because it has an awkward trumpet solo in the middle, and it doesn't have Louis's daughter reciting a passage from a French translation of a Jonathan Coe novel, hard-panned from left to right and back again until the fadeout (no really, this is a good thing).

"You're Welcome" (possibly from a radio session?) seems to only exist on slsk. I think I hear Louis amidst the harmonies, but maybe that's just confirmation bias. It could be the fuckin Wondermints for all I know.

:)

oh yeah, "You Mary You" and "What If a Day" are also on Claret.

Pete - I'd get a hold of OD before the inevitable day comes when someone notices it has an unpaid sample from the B3atl3s and it disappears forever. :)

1. "La" Dawotsin
2. Mekanik Machine
3. The Last Seven Minutes
4. Spiritual
5. the entirety of Wurdah Itah
6. Soleil d'Ork

"Spiritual" = awesome